Grape Seed Extract Helps The Kidneys

Kidney problems represent a serious issue for many people who are obese and greatly overweight. But researchers with the Laboratory of Bioactive Substance at the Center of Biotechnology in Tunisia have found that grape seed and skin extract (GSSE) may help prevent this type of kidney damage.

Weight gain can cause increases in plasma urea and protein in the urine as well as deposits of triglycerides (fats) in the kidneys. At the same time, the kidneys can be subject to increased oxidative stress, deprived of copper and be subject to harmful physical changes. The Tunisian scientists found that GSSE can help reverse these developments.

“In our research, obesity-induced leaky kidney and proteinuria are shown to be prevented by GSSE, which suggests the use of GSSE as a preventive nutriceutical for high-risk patients,” says researcher Kamel Charrad.